Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-04

table SUP ect to call, which carried. Thus
by skillfui parliamentarian maneuvers
the resolution passed through several
narrow chances of defeat and csme back
to the starting point.
TEXAS INDEPENDENCE.
Not single patriotic member OF the
House ain:ed that this was the anniversary
of Texas independence. Senstor Harrison
arose to announce it in the Senste cham
Der, but some one moved the previous
question on him, and thus Texas natal day
passed without recognition from the law
making power Of the stste government.
But not so with the departments; the
Secretary of States Office, the Comptrol-
ler's office, the Superint endent OF Public
Instructions office and the Governors
ctlice were sill closed in honor of tie
Texas Fourth cf July.
SUIT AGAINST KANSAS.
The Senate took up the bill this morn
ing to det2e 2 portion OF the boundary CT
the state Of Texas, and to authorize 3
suit 20 be brought in the supreme Court
of the United States against the state G.!
Kansas for portion of territory claimed
by that state. The bill provides for the
appointment of three lawyers 10 prepare
and conduct said suit, and appropristes
the sum of $4,000 each as a payment for
their services, $1,000 OF which is TO be
paid at the time the suit is entered and
the remainder when the case is decided.
II also provides 4 fee contingent upon
the success OF the suit of $4,000 each.
The amount 10 be recovered by the state
is said to be worth not less than So, Q0a,;1
Geo. The bill passed the Senate and ksiS
gone 20 the House for concurrence r.
REASONS FOR HIS VOTE.
When the land bill passed 20 epgrossN
ment in the Senate this morning Senator
Houston sent up his reasons for voting
no, which were condensed in the follow
ing paragraph, to wit:
l. | vote no because | believe SeLate
bill No. 2ly to be unconstitutional, es-
peCisliy so much of section Is as pro-
vides for an absolute lease.
>. Because the bulk of the lands named
in the bill are unsurveyed and the CLASH
fcation thereof contemp ated by this kill
VIII be inaccurate if not impossible.
3. Because of the vast and far reaching
power sought to be vested by this bill in
the Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
I. The classifcations by the agents
created by this bill are fnsI and open the
way TO ruinous system Of corrupt and
fraudulent sales and leases.
3. Because while peIpetuities and
monOpolies are contrary to the genius OF
tree government (bill of rights 26),
and while cur constitution (bill of
rights section l. prohibits any IrrevCca-
ble or uncoutrollable grant of special
privileges or immunities, shy aggregG-
ton of capital can under this bill lease
the entire acreage named under this bill.
6. Because the past experience has
shown that the leasing Of our domain has
not proved 8 source of revenue, but has
retarded settlement and caused the de-
probation of the value OF our lands.
:. Because | believe that if the people
properly understood this question they
would prefer that this domainssbpnld be
reserved for the home-seeker, Instead Of
being allotted as leasehoId toasIieh. cor
pOrations. 4
s. Because l can never give my con
sent to the passage Of any law whidhgyFill
reserve TO corporations aaF. pqbtfc lands
upon which it denies the' setser a home.
TO PREVENT PoQbfSG
The members of the House Curing the
afternoon session exercised theft orat6Tl-
cal powers over the bill to prevents POOL
ing by railroads.
Mr.. Gresham of Galveston opposed the
bill on the ground that it would imprison
employees VINO might be sent here from
other states who would be perfectly ig-
norant CT the existence of any such law,
and would be perfectly guiltless of any
intention to violate laws, and would only
be obeying the orders of their
superiors. He urged the members
rot to be carried away with
prejudice against an imaginary evil. He
thought such legislation would tend to
drive organized capital from the state,
and cripple the commercial interests OF
the state.
The supporters of the bill held that Mr..
Gresham's argument presented q strange
feature in criminal jurisprudence, in that
it desired to make exceptions in favor of
q class, when individual citizens were
subject to restrictions and punishment
under the laws without any distinction as
to whether they lived here Or came here
Gs the employees of others,
FIRST REGIMENT or TEXAS MOUNTED
RIFLEMEN.
The survivors Of the first regiment of
Texas mounted Iihemen sewing iii the
late civil war met at the Confederate
headquarters, room dedicated fofstRe
purpose by the managers. The following
old soldiers answered to their namesss
Colonel Henry Z. McCulloch Of SeguiB;
Captain William A. Pites5s- Austin;
sam Maverick aud L. %E. Seasmm,
San Antonio; John C. ,SsfTasgsr,
c. ?. Day and Dewitt Robinson
OF Austin, remnant of company
B; Lieutenant William Lambert, Preston
L. Hopkins, II. II. Raven, Jason Wilson
and Henry Strength of Austin, company
d; B n. Barnes of Austin and Henry S
Stockdale of Wilson county, company E;
George A Staples of Edna, mem
Der of the Legislature, OF company
|. The regiment will have its first re-
union in Austin on April y next, San
Jacinto cay.
SMALL SHARE OF GLORY.
At o'clock p m. Mir. Ellison offered
resolution that the House stand ad-
journed until 80 O'Clock out OF 1espect
to the independence OF Texas. This motion
provoked quite discussion, which called
for some resentment from native born
members who thought it did not show
the proper respect to work all day and
then offer this meager homage.
PHARM. CY BILL.
After considerable discussion and lis
tening to the views of several men well
posted in the drug business, the Senate
committee on public health have agreed
to report it fsvorably with amendments. J
The bill is considered an ample safe
guard TO protect purchasers from the |
mistakes OF incompetent drug clerks.
WHAT WILL THE SENATE DO?
Considerable speculation is INDUCED in |.
by the lobbies and members of |
the House, as to the probable action
of the Senate in the Willis case. !